Monday, March 4, 2013

Nuevos Pasteles / New Cakes

Este es un pastel de pasta de azucar con decoraciones doradas
This is a fondant cake with gold decorations




Pastelitos Marcianos para la fiesta de Blake
Alien Cupcakes for Blake's party



Y este pastel es de swiss buttercream pero queda super liso (con mucha paciencia)
como si fuera pasta de azúcar.
And this cake is made with swiss buttercream but it's been worked to make it look like fondant!

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Bolsas de Día de San Valentín / Valentine's Bags


Iron-On Transfer Inkjet Sheet (or laser if your printer is laser)
Muslin drawstring bags
High res jpeg (down below)
Iron

Hojas tamaño carta para transferir con planchado para impresora laser o para impresora inkjet
Bolsitas de algodón o cualquier otro material (pero no gasa que resista el planchado)
jpeg de alta resolución (abajo)
Plancha

Print the reflective jpeg on an iron-on transfer inkjet sheet (about $15 in Office Depot) cut every single image as close to the image as possible, place it on top of the muslin bag, iron in the hottest iron setting, and voilà!

Imprima el jpeg que esta al revés (el más grande al final de esta historia) en una hoja transferible de planchado, después de imprimir corte cada imagen tan cerca a la imagen como le sea posible, ponga esta imagen del lado indicado en las instrucciones del paquete, pase la plancha caliente (en lo más alto posible) por encima, una vez impresas las bolsas deles un día para que el diseño se adhiera y rellenelas con los dulces de su elección.



This is what it looks like once printed / 
estas son las imágenes finales como se verá cuando impresas en las bolsas:




High Res JPEG for printing / JPG de alta resolución para imprimir
Fits 8.5 x 11 letter size / Cabe en una hoja tamaño carta
Download the image below and print it / Grabe esta imagen e imprimala




Monday, February 4, 2013

Pastel de Rosas/ Roses Baby Shower Cake


Este pastel de rosas es muy sencillo de hacer, todo lo que necesitas es una duya 1M Wilton o de
cualquier otra marca pero de punta similar, con tu receta favorita de betún, por favor haz click

This rose cake is very easy to make, all you need is a 1M tip or something similar,
with your favorite buttercream recipe, please click on this link for recipe and tutorial


Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Martha Stewart Chocolate Flecked Layer Cake

 Anders my husband eating the fantastic cake!



So my childhood friend Mauricio whom I love dearly gives me every year a subscription to Martha Stewart Living Magazine & on the February Issue has the recipe for this delicious cake Flecked Layer Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting :



  • Ingredients for the cake

  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pans
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk plus 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cream
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (61 to 70 percent cacao), finely chopped

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 8-inch round cake pans, and line with parchment. Butter paper, and flour pans. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
  2. Beat together butter and sugars with a mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in yolk and eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with sour cream and milk, beginning and ending with flour. Fold in chocolate.
  3. Divide batter between pans, and spread evenly with an offset spatula. Bake until deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cakes cool in pans 20 minutes. Invert cakes, remove pans and parchment, and let cool completely, right side up, on wire racks.



And this is how I decorated it!

Ingredients for the frosting:

  • 1 pound milk chocolate, finely chopped
  • 4 sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • Pinch of coarse salt
  • 1 cup sour cream

DIRECTIONS

  1. Melt chocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Let cool slightly. Beat together butter, sugar, and salt with a mixer until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually beat in chocolate, then sour cream, and beat until thoroughly incorporated. Frosting should be spreadable. If too loose, refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Use immediately, or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate up to 3 days. Before using, bring to room temperature, and beat until smooth.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

14 de Febrero ya casi llega! / February 14th is almost here

Last year in Valentine's Day these were the candy bags I designed for Ashley and myself but this year I'm thinking perhaps I'll make them out of fabric (the bags) I don't know I still have time!

El año pasado estas fueron las bolsitas de dulce que diseñé para Ashley y para mi pero esto año yo creo que las haré de tela, no sé todavía tengo tiempo!







Monday, January 14, 2013

Pastel Imposible / Impossible Cake


Pastel Imposible mitad flan, mitad cake! / Impossible Cake half chocolate cake, half flan!
Ok so perhaps this posting will be only in spanish, sorry if you want the recipe in english email me to amor3proximi@gmail.com and I will provide you with the translated version :) so you can live la vida loca too!

Este pastel imposible, super facilísimo, he incluido la receta, haz click aquí pero tengo que hacer algunas observaciones que la receta no dice: El horno no debe estar muy caliente a la temperatura que dice la receta esta bien, pero eso si no se les olvide que es a baño María por lo tanto deben de poner a hervir el agua antes de colocar el pastel en el horno flotando en un molde más grande que el molde del pastel el agua no debe de estar hirviendo solo caliente, no abran el horno antes de que se complete la hora, hora y media porque sino se les va a bajar o se les hacen grietas, porfis, y sobre todo no sean impacientes, yo por lo general lo deje 1hr y media, porque sino me queda bien aguado, pero no mas porque entonces queda duro y respingón como gelatina que venden afuera del Zócalo jajaja!.

Ok cualquier duda escríbanme a mi email mencionado arriba.

Pastel para una amiga / Cake for a Girlfriend

Delicious chocolate cake with chocolate ganache, yummie!

The other day was my friend's birthday and I made this delicious cake, the recipe is from Magnolia Bakery, you can see the recipe in this link:

Click here for the recipe